Definitions

work out

VERB

solve; satisfy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve arrange come out complete develop devise figure out fix form formulate handle happen resolve win

WEAK

attain be effective bring off clear come to terms compromise construct contrive elaborate evolve find out finish get something done go go well manipulate pan out plan prosper pull off put together reach agreement result succeed swing turn out up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy disarrange disorganize disturb fail forget give up halt ignore lose neglect stop

Example Sentences

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"It was meant to be a laugh, and then that would be it. But it hasn't quite worked out like that."

From BBC

Each time, they had tried to hope to become part of a family, but somehow it never worked out.

From Literature

Because I knew as long as I was with Mama and Daddy and I was near the mountain and the orchard and the brook, everything would work out.

From Literature

You may have one yourself, but the project didn’t really work out.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chavie Lieber is a reporter on the Style News section, covering fashion and culture, and working out of The Wall Street Journal's New York City bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal

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